Example sentences of "[pron] closed [pron] [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I closed my eyes weakly . |
| 2 | " Just a couple of stitches , " he muttered hoarsely , and I closed my eyes again . |
| 3 | I closed my eyes tight for once and placed my palms together . |
| 4 | I closed my eyes tightly because this silly new pain was going to make me cry . |
| 5 | Very deliberately she closed her teeth gently on his fingertip , her eyes holding his , and with a smothered sound Penry jerked his hand away and seized her in his arms , his kiss igniting a response which set them both alight . |
| 6 | He dipped towards her , and she tried again to free herself , but the more she struggled , the more his fingers tightened their hold on the back of her neck , and she closed her eyes helplessly , steeling herself for the marauding touch of his mouth . |
| 7 | She closed her eyes again , wondering how long , and then opened them wide , staring in disbelief as he withdrew from her , his act far from complete , got up and with the purest gesture of impatience she had ever seen , threw an Oriental robe of some kind in garish , tribal colours , around his shoulders . |
| 8 | She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep . |
| 9 | He was looking at her so intently that she closed her eyes again . |
| 10 | She closed her eyes again , kaleidoscopic colours whirling behind her eyelids . |
| 11 | She closed her eyes briefly to say a silent prayer of thanks that , not only had Stephen received the son for whom he had so longed , but that the baby was the image of his father . |
| 12 | He went over to the window and drew back the curtains to let in a grey , watery light , and she closed her eyes briefly against the muted glare . |
| 13 | She closed her eyes briefly , rocked by a reaction that was incredulity and outrage in equal parts . |
| 14 | She closed her eyes briefly . |
| 15 | She closed her eyes briefly and shrugged . |
| 16 | She closed her eyes briefly , savouring the scent of him . |
| 17 | She closed her eyes grimly and pointed at the table . |
| 18 | The afternoon shadows lengthened , and she closed her eyes wearily . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , it 's nice not to find yourself dead , ’ she said , but she closed her eyes submissively as he drew the sheets up over her . |
| 20 | She closed her eyes tightly . |
| 21 | She closed her eyes tightly . |
| 22 | As the head snuggled into her and the thin arm came round her waist , Aggie drew in a long tight breath ; then when her own arm automatically went around the child , she closed her eyes tightly , because for the first time in her life she was feeling flesh close to her own . |
| 23 | She closed her eyes tightly . |
| 24 | She closed her eyes tightly , praying to her God to take pity on them . |
| 25 | She closed her eyes tightly , as if it would help her hide from what had happened . |
| 26 | She closed her eyes then . |
| 27 | Her happiness because of this scene was so strong she closed her eyes so that it would not beam out in great mellow streams and betray her to the sternness of the others . |
| 28 | She closed her eyes so that she would n't have to look at him . |
| 29 | She closed her eyes abruptly , trying to blot out that glitter of derision . |
| 30 | She closed her eyes theatrically , and resembled nothing so much as a reigning prima donna who is being pestered by her producer to act . |